The Georgia Pavilion at HIMSS 15

Tune In at 2pm ET for MU Live! to Hear Interviews in the GA Pavilion.

The annual HIMSS Conference took place in Chicago this month and the Georgia Pavilion was represented again. It is now well known that Georgia and especially metro Atlanta have become the health IT capital of the country. The location, the economy, the cost of living, the academic centers, and the industry talent all make Georgia’s synergy attractive to start ups and established companies alike. This year I spent some time in the Georgia Pavilion at HIMSS. The Pavilion is funded by GA state’s economic development and hosts new health IT companies with booths at the show. You can find more information about the GA Department of Economic Development at www.Georgia.org.

Tune in this week for my special broadcast of MU Live! weekdays at 2pm ET and rebroadcasts at 6am, 2pm, and 10pm ET everyday for my interviews with participants in the Georgia Pavilion. I kick off the show with Atlanta’s own HIT expert and advisor, Justin Barnes. Here’s who you will hear.

Amanda Shailendra – Director, Life Sciences and Corporate Solutions Global Commerce
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) plans, manages and mobilizes state resources to attract new business investment to Georgia, drive the expansion of existing industry and small business, locate new markets for Georgia products, inspire tourists to visit Georgia and promote the state as a top destination for arts events and film, music and digital entertainment projects.

David Hartnett – VP Economic Development
Metro Atlanta Chamber – Whether it’s networking, generating business leads or serving on committees that help grow the economy or tackle big issues like transportation, water and public education – MAC provides a unique forum for your company to connect and make Atlanta business contacts.

Bird Blitch – CEO
Patientco is the only cloud-based platform designed to help patients understand and pay their healthcare bills, AND help providers improve their revenue cycle.

Jim Bowling – Co Founder
Premedex provides communication technologies and solutions that enable effective post-discharge callbacks, care coordination and ongoing population health management. Premedex helps health care providers better manage their patient populations through data and communication solutions, post discharge.

Sherrie Williams – Executive Director
Georgia Partnership for Telehealth is the leading agency in Georgia focusing on increasing access to healthcare through innovative use of technology including telemedicine, health information exchange and telehealth. You can send images and data quickly, easily, and securely when you become a partner.

Thank you for all who spent time with me in the Georgia Pavilion,
Roberta